Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center Satellite Newsletter December 2014

Career Based Intervention Programs Score Exemplary with the Department of Education

On September 3, Pickaway-Ross CBIP could then be notified by May 15, 2015, of staff learned of new Ohio legislation from the department’s intent to withdraw CTE Ohio Department of Education (ODE) funding for up to five years. Consultant Eric Landversicht that required ODE to conduct a review of all CBI We are pleased to announce all of the programs in Ohio by December 15, 2014. Pickaway-Ross 13 CBI programs received The reviews were an accountability exemplary and/or effective ratings on all 9 measure to assure that students in these of the Quality Indicators: Instructional programs had optimum opportunity for Facilities and Resources, School and success. Community Relations, Program Planning and Evaluation, Quality Educators that The on-site reviews of the more than 300 Contribute to the Profession, Curriculum CBI programs were conducted between and Program Design, Instruction, September 15 and December 15. ODE Assessment, Experiential Learning Career Technical Education Associate Experience, and Student Access. Director Jamie Nash and Program Specialist, John Wiseman conducted our Congratulations to our teachers who are reviews in Pickaway and Ross counties. helping our Grade 7-12 disadvantaged They each met with the individual students overcome achievement barriers. program teachers on site for And a special thank you for your ongoing approximately two hours. Teachers efforts! Their locations and names follow: provided evidence of compliance with Chillicothe High School, Ann Anderson supporting paper work. The review Bozick; , Bobby concluded in an exit interview with the Lombardo; Everts Middle School, Eddie teacher, PR supervisor, the local district Sims; Logan Elm High School, Jason superintendent and building principal to Shepherd; Logan Elm High School, Doug discuss the program rating. Indicators for Stiverson; McDowell Middle Exchange the review had four categories: School, Jeff Holbert; Pickaway- Ross exemplary, effective, minimal and CTC, Amy Ervin; Pickaway-Ross CTC, unsatisfactory. Any indicator score of Kim Graves; Unioto High School, Jeff minimal or unsatisfactory required Metzler; , Allen submission of a continuous growth plan to Koker; Westfall High School, Amy ODE within ten working days of the visit. Noltemeyer; Zane Trace High School, Failure to submit and make progress on a Dwayne Hall; and Zane Trace Middle plan for an “unsatisfactory” rated program School, Kevin Prickett.

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Huntington Life Planning Students Participate in Mock Interviews

For the past seven years the Life Planning classes at Huntington High School have participated in mock interviews. Local business owners and district administrators have graciously volunteered their time to participate in this event. This experience has helped students become more confident as they enter into the work force. This year the students of the Huntington High School Life Planning class participated in mock interviews on October 14, 2014. Mr. Kim Graves, CBI Instructor from Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center interviewed students and critiqued their cover letters, resumes and interview performance. The students gained valuable knowledge from this experience and can apply these skills in the future as they enter into the work force and also prepare to further their education after high school. Life Planning student Lauren Haubeil prepares to be interviewed by Mr. Kim Graves, CBI Instructor, Pickaway-Ross CTC.

Huntington FCCLA Members Assist with Book Fair

The members of the Huntington High School FCCLA assisted with the Annual Elementary Book Fair which was held October 6-10 in the Elementary Library. The members helped the elementary students select books which were age appropriate and they also helped students spend their money wisely. They also helped the Librarian clean up daily after each group of children left. The experience enabled the members to communicate with children of different ages and to also teach them budgeting concepts.

FCCLA member Molli Walters assists elementary students with book selection.

Logan Elm FFA Providing Community Service in Circleville

The Logan Elm FFA will be serving food at the Filling Station in Circleville this year. This is a soup kitchen that provides food for the community. They are scheduled to serve on the following three Sundays: December 14, February 8 and April 12.

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Westfall FFA Soil Judging Teams Compete

Ten members of the Westfall FFA Chapter recently participated in the District 7 Soil Judging contest held in September. Brett Hammond, Gunner Hall, Courtney McKenzie, Gaven Colahan, and Daniel Palmer participated in the Rural contest. Jackie Arnott, Ivy Hammond, Christina Fox, Kelsey Funk, Cheyenne Phillips competed in the Urban contest.

Rural teams are required to evaluate a given soil judging pit site for agricultural purposes and determine slope, erosion, Back Row: Brett Hammond, Daniel Palmer, Gaven Colahan, Ivy texture, depth, and drainage. They must Hammond; Front Row: Gunner Hall, Cheyenne Phillips, Christina Fox, also place the site in one of seven land Jackie Arnott, Courtney McKenzie, Kelsey Funk judging classes, recommend the most intensive possible cropping practice, and make recommendations for conservation practices. The urban teams evaluate the sites for buildings, septic system leach beds, roads, parks and recreational sites.

Five Westfall FFA Chapter Members Receive American Degree

Westfall FFA Chapter members Montana McFarland, Eli Earich, Sarah Riebel, Sarah Johnson, and Mallory Wippel recently received the American FFA Degree. The degree, which represents the highest level of achievement for FFA members, was conferred on the members at the recent 2014 National FFA Convention held in Louisville.

To receive the highest honor in the FFA program there are many high standards. The student must have Pictured from left to right: Montana McFarland, Sarah Riebel, Eli Earich, obtained the Ohio FFA State Degree, Mallory Wippel, Sarah Johnson earned at least $7,500 through their supervised agricultural experience, and maintain good grades throughout high school. The candidates worked very hard to attain this award.

Members received a gold American FFA Degree key and a certificate in a blue leatherette frame to commemorate their achievement. The American Degree is a national program that is sponsored by Case IH, their Farm Credit System Foundation, Pioneer Hybrid International Inc., and Syngenta.

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Westfall FFA Competes in National Agriscience Fair

Westfall FFA Chapter members Mary Roush and Emma Johnson recently participated in the National Agriscience Fair. The event allows members to showcase agricultural research projects and compete in one of five different categories including: Animal Systems, Environmental Science, Food Products and Processing, Plant Systems, plus Power, Structural and Technical Systems. Johnson and Roush won the state level also and qualified for the national level competition.

Roush and Johnson placed 6th in the nation and received a Gold rating in the Environmental Science category. The team studied the water quality of Deercreek watershed by taking survey samples of macroinvertebrate populations in two locations -- upstream from Williamsport's water treatment plant and downstream from the plant's effluent pipe. They also utilized LabQuest interfaces with sensors to determine water temperature and pH and utilized Pictured left to right: Mary Roush, Emma Johnson information from the USGS monitoring site in Williamsport. The study indicated very good water quality in both locations.

Paint Valley FCCLA Attends State Leadership Training

Paint Valley FCCLA attended the FCCLA State Leadership Training at Heartland Retreat in Marengo, Ohio on October 13 and 14, 2014. Four FCCLA Officers attended camp to learn about leadership and team-building. They attended workshops relating to "STOP the Violence", "Honor Flight" and "FCCLA RESPECT: Families First". Students all participated in making "Capes for Kids" to donate to children in the hospital so they could all feel like super heroes. Paint Valley placed 3rd in the Patriotic Cupcake Wars. The advisors attended separate workshops and were able to network. Many new programs were introduced to take back to our local chapters. (L to R) Desirae Knisley, Briana Posey, Chrissy Murray, and Brianna Mark.

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Westfall Interactive Media Design Quarter 1 All-Stars!

Dustin Parsons- Period 2 Info Tech Braden Booth- Period 3 Info Tech Brenden Bayes- Period 4 Web Design Banner Ratcliff- Period 5 Digital Graphics RJ West- Period 7 Animation

Riley Kennelly works on his network topology animation. Students in Information Technology used Adobe Flash to create an illustration of star, ring, mesh, tree, and bus network topologies.

Banner Ratcliff works on his music poster. Students in Digital Graphics created a poster in Photoshop promoting a fictional concert.

RJ West works on his review animation project. Students created a short animation that reviewed drawing tools, motion tweening, importing graphics, layers and much more.

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McDowell Pre-Engineering Students Learn Basic Structures

Students from the pre-engineering program Once they submitted that information they at the McDowell Middle School have worked were then permitted to build their bridges in teams on projects in basic out of balsa wood. The goal was to build a structures. Students completed labs that bridge that held at least five pounds, introduced wood strength and deflection spanned twelve inches, and was capabilities, different types of joint between four and five inches wide. Each construction and the strength of each one, bridge was tested until failure and the and how the forces of: compression, weight held was recorded. The students tension, and torsion can impact a were then asked to suggest improvements structure. Upon completion of the labs, to their design based upon the data collect students were assigned the task of and their observation. Careers in civil researching bridge designs, designing a engineering, structural engineering, drafting, bridge using AutoCAD, and calculating the and construction were all discussed total linear inches of balsa wood to build throughout the project. their design.

Left to Right: Brandon Weaver, Jessica Left to Right: Tucker Stulley, Elizabeth Paul, and Underwood, and Cole Traverse Elizabeth Lemaster

Senior Allied Health Students Host Health Fair for Everts Middle School

On Friday, November 7, 2014 the College Tech Prep Allied Health students participated in the Everts Middle School career day. Students organized and set up eight stations for middle school students to actively participate in. Approximately 450 students participated in the stations. The stations allowed the students to learn about some of the skills that are required to work in healthcare. The stations included: hand washing, phlebotomy, controlling bleeding wounds, caring for wounds with impaled objects, caring for a chest wound, staple removal, pulse oximetry and identifying body parts.

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2014 National Agricultural Proficiency Winners Announced

Winners of the 2014 National National FFA Convention & Expo. Agricultural Proficiency Awards were Awards were given in 49 categories. announced on Friday, Oct. 31 during the Each winner received a $500 cash sixth general session at the 87th award and recognition.

Agriscience Research—Integrated Systems

Audrey E. Hoey of the Zane Trace FFA advisors Jennifer Johnston and Gary Chapter in Ohio has conducted three Peters. This award is sponsored by the extensive research projects for her SAE. National FFA Foundation. Her first experiment manipulated certain fruits so they would solidify in gelatin. Additionally, Audrey was selected to be The second tested whether or not a a part of the 2015 National FFA Costa homemade garlic solution would Rica travel seminar from June 10th – eliminate Crown Gall from tomato plants 20th. During this time she will have the with more efficiency than a chemical opportunity to tour banana, pineapple method. Finally, she compared different and coffee plantations and learn how levels of anthocyanin in fresh and frozen sustainable agriculture practices are blueberries. Hoey is supported by being used in Costa Rica to produce parents Ben and Kelly Hoey and FFA food while protecting their resources.

Zane Trace FFA Food Science Team Wins District Contest

The Zane Trace FFA Food Science CDE team recently placed first out of 12 teams in the District 7 contest which was held on Wednesday, November 12th at Zane Trace High School. The team consisted of thirteen students in grades 9-12 who tested their skills in six practicums related to food science and technology. The team members conducted aroma identification, flavor identification and taste test panels in addition to answering questions about food safety, sanitation and equipment. In addition to the team’s first place finish, Zane Trace FFA member Sarah Cox placed first individually out of 126 competitors. Other top individuals included Dayton Brower (4th), Ann Shelby (5th) and Nathanael Freeman (12th). The Zane Trace team will now advance to the State FFA CDE on Saturday, December 6th at The Ohio State University Parker Food Science Building.

Jennifer Johnston and Zane Trace Food Science Class Take Best of Show!

Jennifer Johnston, and her food science class took the “Best of Show” prize at the 2014 Circleville Pumpkin Show with their canned peaches in Section I of the Canned Goods competition. The picture and article appeared previously in the Circleville Herald.

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Zane Trace Grad Wins 2014 Star in Agriscience Award

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 with an American Star award for 87th National FFA Convention & Expo) – outstanding accomplishments in FFA and Sarah Cox was named the 2014 agricultural education. The award is the American Star in Agriscience today during most prestigious honor awarded to a the eighth general session of the National student by the National FFA Organization. FFA Convention & Expo. The American Star awards, including the Cox claims her love of science and American Star Farmer, American Star in technology comes from her nuclear Agribusiness, American Star in engineer and pharmacist parents. Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience, are awarded to FFA The Ohioan has experimented in animal members who demonstrate outstanding and food sciences through studies agricultural skills and competencies involving strawberry crown rot, African through completion of a supervised nightshade phytochemicals, hoof rot agricultural experience program. A bacteria and soybeans. She has interned required activity in FFA, an SAE allows with The Nationwide Children’s Hospital students to learn by doing by either Research Institute, Asian Vegetable owning and operating an agricultural Research and Development Center – The business, working or serving an internship World Vegetable Center and the Thad at an agriculture-based business or Cochran Horticultural Center and worked conducting an agriculture-based scientific with university professors at The Ohio experiment and reporting results. State University and Purdue University. Other requirements to achieve the award Currently a student at Purdue University include demonstrating top management studying biological food processing and skills; completing key agricultural pharmaceutical engineering, she hopes to education, scholastic and leadership attend medical school and be a food requirements; and earning an American process engineer. FFA Degree, the organization’s highest level of student accomplishment. “Through persistence and several gracious professors and researchers, I Sixteen American Star award finalists have had the opportunity to complete very from throughout the United States are prestigious research,” she said. “As each nominated for a panel of judges to project progressed, I grew more confident interview during the convention and expo. in basic laboratory skills.” Four are named winners and receive cash awards totaling $4,000. All American Star Cox, 20, is a member of the Zane Trace finalists receive a $2,000 cash award. The FFA Chapter in Chillicothe, Ohio. Her Stars Over America are sponsored by advisors are Jennifer Johnston and Gary ADM Crop Risk Services, Case IH, Peters. She is the daughter of Paul and DuPont Pioneer, Elanco, Farm Credit and Rachel Cox. Syngenta, as a special project of the Each year at the National FFA Convention National FFA Foundation. & Expo, four FFA members are honored

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th st FFA National Convention Trip October 29 - October 31 By Olivia Pflaumer, ZT FFA Reporter

Early Wednesday morning, October 29, with amazing guides. The guide included six students of the Zane Trace and Paint Valley different zip lines, and two suspension FFA chapters departed for Louisville, bridges that got everyone’s adrenaline Kentucky. The students had a full schedule pumping. The adventure made everyone ahead of them, including FFA convention starved! Mark's Feed Store Restaurant fixed sessions, career show, hypnotist show, that problem with their amazing southern underground zip line tour at Mega Caverns, style food. Once everyone was filled, touring the Louisville Slugger Bat Factory, students went to the Buckeye Bash dance. eating at Mark's Feed Store Restaurant, This is a dance for Ohio FFA members only. and hearing exciting guest speakers! The fun began when they got to the Convention continued Friday morning at the Louisville Slugger Bat Factory. The FFA fourth session. The two chapters got floor members had the experience to see how seating to hear Jeff Simmons, President of bats are made, learn about the factory and Elanco Animal Health speak. This was the its museum, and see last session the the world’s largest majority of the two baseball bat. After chapters this, the chapters attended. Six made their way to the members stayed Career Show. The the rest of this day Career Show is a way and Saturday for students to morning to see interact with Sarah Cox, employers or colleges Audrey Hoey, and with the opportunity David Glass for recruitment and receive awards on networking. At this stage. Audrey time, several students Hoey was a competed in the National Agriscience Fair National Finalist in her category of with their projects. Nathaniel Freeman, Sky Integrated Systems. On Friday, she won in Graves, Alanee Rae, and Olivia Pflaumer, her category and won a trip to Costa Rica! were the four students from the Zane Trace This was just one of the awards students FFA chapter who competed. Later that day, from the Zane Trace FFA chapter received Ashley McCollough went under at the this year. The next day, Sarah Cox went on Hypnotist Show! She ran up on stage to be stage as a Star Award finalist. The Star hypnotized by Dr. Al Snyder. Ashley was on Award is an award that goes to the best of stage doing hilarious and crazy things! the best. Sarah was one of sixteen finalist, with only four in her category of Agriscience Thursday morning started with an 8:00 a.m. Research. Four people win overall, one opening session. The speaker for this from each category, and Sarah won! After session was Nick Vujicic. Nick Vujicic, a Sarah and Audrey’s big wins, they went on man born with no arms or legs, shared with to receive their American Degrees along everyone his inspirational message. After with David Glass. the opening session was over, the students traveled to Mega Caverns for the most The 2014 National Convention trip was a exciting part of the trip. Zip lining in a cave! success! Three groups were sent on the zip line tour

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Zane Trace FFA Members Present at Zane Trace Board Meeting

Seven members of the Zane Trace FFA Chapter gave a presentation over the recently conducted National Convention trip during the regular meeting of the Zane Trace Board of Education on Monday, November 10th. Members Ashley McCullough, Montana Fry, Olivia Pflaumer, Karlee Daubenmire, Kevin Daubenmire, Bishop Chamberlin and Taylor Stacy each described various activities that the chapter participated in during their four day trip to Louisville for this year’s convention. They also explained the honors received by chapter members during the trip. All members stayed to observe the rest of the meeting and learned more about the use of parliamentary procedure in the process.

New Satellite Programming for Next School Year

A new Vet Tech program is scheduled to open for the 2015-16 school year. Off- Campus Programming is currently advertising internally for an instructor. The credentials are in the Animal Science and Management pathway. The proposed location will be the Pickaway County Educational Service Center annex located in Logan Elm School District, 2050 Stoneridge Drive, Circleville, Ohio.

Students will explore animal science including animal care and control, clinical procedures and terminology, disease prevention and grooming. Work side by side with professionals in the daily care and health of animals and develop office management and support skills. Academic Requirements: Biology, Science; Qualifications: High attendance is critical to animal care, ability to lift 25 pounds or more, work with and handle a wide variety of animals.

Sports Medicine Technologies Program – Ross County

Also scheduled to open for the 2015-16 school year, a Sports Medicine Technologies program will be housed at the Ohio University-Chillicothe Shoemaker Sports Complex. The program will be similar to the Mound Street program, geared toward the student who is interested in learning more about the sports medicine field, the human body, healthy exercise and fitness, and possible career options. These career options include athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, sports medicine physician, massage therapist, chiropractor, personal trainer, sports nutritionist and more.

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Retired Satellite Teacher Rick Metzger Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

In 35 years of teaching, Rick Metzger has had a positive effect on thousands of students, not just in the subject he taught but in helping them to become better people. So it was no surprise when the Ohio Educational Service Center Association selected Rick as one of six educators in the state to receive the association’s highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Rick is a Pickaway County native and taught agriculture education for 34 years at his alma mater, Westfall High School. The program became a satellite program of Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center in 1992. In addition to teaching, Rick served as the FFA advisor, with his chapter earning a Superior rating from 1980 through 2014.

As a teacher, Rick said one of his proudest accomplishments was obtaining science credit for Westfall’s agriculture classes. “We basically had to learn how to make sure it was on transcripts so colleges would accept it as a science class,” Rick said.

He’s also proud of being awarded a $25,000 grant through Monsanto’s American Farmers Grow Rural Education program. The money was used for the purchase of technology equipment, the installation of lab cabinets and a hydroponics system. Calling himself an early adopter, Rick has enjoyed the advance of technology in his nearly four decades in education.

“When I started out, it was chalk and blackboards,” he said. “I tried to stay on top of (technology) my whole career. When Blackboard (education software) came out, I jumped on that. It revolutionized how you educate kids and prepared students for the delivery system that colleges use.”

Rick retired in 2014, but he continues to educate kids by substituting at schools in Pickaway and Ross counties. Getting to work at so many schools, he’s pleased with the quality of today’s youth.

This article was originally published by Mr. Ty Ankrom, superintendent of the Pickaway County Educational Service Center in his weekly “Here’s what I think . . . on November 21, 2014.

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Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center

Thursday, December 11th 5:00 to 8:00 pm 895 Crouse Chapel Road, Chillicothe, Ohio

Meet Teachers and Staff Visit Classrooms Tour Labs Receive Program Information Let Your Career Begin Here

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